Area High School Students P.A.R.T.Y. in the PAC

The greatest incidence of trauma, injury and death occurs between the ages of 15 and 24. One way to help address this trend is to educate young adults on how the decisions they make affect everyone around them.
For this reason, the Monroe Clinic and Hospital Foundation is proud to have sponsored the Prevent Alcohol and Risk-Related Trauma in Youth (P.A.R.T.Y.) program on September 25th, at the Monroe High School Performing Arts Center (PAC). Over 700 students from 16 area schools learned about the consequences of poor decision-making while being empowered to make informed, safe choices.
The seventy-five minute program included a dramatization featuring student actors, Monroe Clinic physicians and nurses, Green County Emergency Medical Services, Monroe Police officers, the Green County Sheriff, and community firefighters. Testimonials from a Green County Deputy Coroner, a Green County judge and the personal stories of individuals directly affected by their own choices, or the choices of others related to driving under the influence, were also shared.
“This program is intended to open the students’ eyes to the lasting impact that one bad decision can have,” said Jane Sybers, Monroe Clinic and Hospital Foundation Executive Director. “It’s our hope that these students will remember this program and be able to identify a risky situation, and a safer alternative, before it’s too late.”
For more information, contact Jane Sybers at (608) 324-2868 or jane.sybers@ssmhealth.com.

<strong>About Monroe Clinic</strong>
Monroe Clinic, a Member of SSM Health, is a Catholic, not-for-profit health care network with one hospital and a multi-specialty physician practice with over 120 employed providers. Monroe Clinic also includes 12 clinic locations, a 24-hour emergency department, a home care and hospice agency, walk-in and urgent care clinics, rural residency and fellowship programs, and primary care sites offering preventive, acute and rehabilitative care. For more information, visit www.monroeclinic.org.